Tack in ethylene-propylene rubbers by adding a c5-c10 olefin polymer and a tackifier

ABSTRACT

THE BUILDING TACK OF ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER (EPM) OR ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE RUBBER (EPDM) IS SYNERGISTICALLY INCREASED BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF (1) UP TO 5.0 P.H.R. OF A CONVENTIONAL TACKIFIER AND (2) A POLYMER OF C5-C10 A-OLEFIN (WHEN EMPLOYING A PEROXIDE CURE) OF A COPOLYMER OF (A) 80-98% OF A C5-C10 A-OLEFIN AND (B) 20-2% OF A C5-C30 NON-CONJUGATED DIENE OR POLYENE (WHEN EMPLOYING A SULFUR CURE). THE WEIGHT RATIO OF EPM OR EPDM TO SUCH POLYMER OR COPOLYMER IS BETWEEN 90:10 AND 50:50.

Nov'. 13, 1973 J. LAL ETAL 3,772,410 TACK IN ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBERS BY ADDING A C -C OLEFIN POLYMER AND A TACKIFIER Filed July 1, 1971 .0 m MSTGOQOO United States Patent 3,772,410 TACK IN ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBERS BY ADDING A C -C OLEFIN POLYMER AND A TACKIFIER Joginder Lal, Akron, and Paul H. Sandstrom, Tallmadge,

Ohio, assignors to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Compally, Akron, Ohio Filed July 1, 1971, Ser. No. 158,719 Int. Cl. C08f 29/12 US. Cl. 260-897 A Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The building tack of ethylene-propylene rubber (EPM) or ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) is synergistically increased by the addition thereto of (1) up to 5.0 p.h.r. of a conventional tackifier and (2) a polymer of C C a-olefin (when employing a peroxide cure) of a copolymer of (a) 80-98% of a C -C a-olefin and (b) 202% of a C C non-conjugated diene or polyene (when employing a sulfur cure). The weight ratio of EPM or EPDM to such polymer or copolymer is be tween 90:10 and 50:50.

This invention relates to a method of imparting building tack to certain synthetic rubber stocks and to the resulting rubber stocks which possess excellent tack. More particularly, this invention relates to improving the tack of ethylenepropylene rubbers by admixing therewith conventional tackifiers and either a rubbery polymer of an u-olefin (for peroxide cure) or a copolymer containing a major portion of such a-olefin and a minor portion of a non-conjugated diene and the resulting rubber stocks.

DEFINITIONS Ethylene-propylene rubbers means a polymer consisting of EPM and/ or EPDM.

EPM means an ethylene-propylene rubber containing from about to 75 weight percent of ethylene and from about 80 to weight percent propylene.

EPDM means an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent ethylene, from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene, and a minor proportion of from about 1 to 15 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene.

Phr. means parts per hundred total rubber, by weight.

Ketjen tack means that value of tack as measured on a Ketjen Tackmeter.

BACKGROUND Building tack is generally referred to as the surface property of rubber which enables two pieces of unvulcanized rubber stock to adhere together when brought in contact under moderate pressure. It is generally measured by the amount of force required to separate two pieces of such rubber stock during a short period of time. One convenient method of evaluating building tack is by the use of a Ketjen Tackmeter. Tack is an important and necessary property of various rubber stocks in their uncured state in order that they may be commercially useful in the manufacture of tires, industrial products, 111bberized fabrics and adhesives, and, where the natural tack of a rubber stock is insuflicient, a compound, generally referred to as a tackifier, must be mixed with it to increase the building tack to an acceptable level. The problem of an acceptable tack, while a matter of concern with all rubber products, is particularly evident in certain synthetic rubber stocks which have little inherent building tack.

It is well known that ethylene-propylene rubbers offer Patented Nov. 13, 1973 many superior qualities, particularly excellent resistance to ozone and aging, and good flex properties, abrasion resistance, and tensile strength. In addition, these elastomers have high molecular weight and may be heavily extended with filler and/ or extending oil in the interest of economy and imparting certain desirable properties to the finished product. However, the lack of building tack in these rubbers constitutes a serious limitation in many applications and especially where successeive laminations are employed in constructions such as belts.

It has been previously discovered that at least one class of synthetic resin functions to a limited degree as a tackifier for ethylene-propylene rubbers. This resin may be prepared by polymerizing a mixture comprising about 20 to weight percent of piperylene and from about to about 25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene in the presence of an anhydrous aluminum chloride catalyst. Preferably the mixture to be polymerized comprises about 35 to about 65 weight percent of piperylene and from about 65 to about 35 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene. This resin may be modified by the addition to the polymerization mixture of up to 50 weight percent of piperylene dimer or trimer or other unsaturated hydrocarbon, particularly hydrocarbons containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms (cg. 2-methyl-1-butene; pentenes and substituted pentenes; hexenes, such as 2-hexene; diolefins, such as isoprene; and cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexene). This resin has a softening point of from about 80 C. to 110 C. (ASTM Method E28-58T). It usually has a specific gravity range of from about 0.85 to about 1.0 and may be steam stripped to increase the softening point to around C. to C. The resin is generally soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as pentame, and aromttic hydrocarbons, such as benzene. It is further characterized by having a composition comprising from about 4080 weight percent units derived from piperylene and from about 60 to 20 weight percent units derived from 2-methyl-2-butene. Its composition and use is more fully described in US. Pat. No. 3,509,239 issued Apr. 28, 1970.

While the tackifier referred to hereinabove, as Well as other conventional tackifiers, result in some improvement and may be usable in certain applications, the tack characteristics of such rubber is frequently marginal at best and often below the level necessary to fabricate products such as rubber belts for snowmobiles.

INVENTION Applicants have now discovered that when any conventional tackifier (including, but not limited to, the piperylene/2-methyl-2-butene type described hereinabove) is incorporated in EPM or EPDM together with a rubbery polymer prepared from a (I -C a-olefin (where a peroxide cure is anticipated) or a copolymer formed by copolymerizing such C C a-olefin together with a C -C non-conjugated diene or polyene (where a sulfur cure is anticipated), that the tackifying effect on EPM or EPDM (respectively) is dramatically increased in a nonadditive manner.

It will be apparent to persons familiar with EPM or EPDM rubber that where the copolymer was compounded with the EPDM, a sulfur cure may be employed and will generally be preferable. Where, however, the rubbery polymer or copolymer is employed with EPM or where the rubbery polymer is compounded with EPDM, a peroxide cure will be required. Furthermore, when ethylenepropylene rubbers are blended with up to 50 phr. of such polymer or copolymer of C -C a-olefin (as described above), the blend stocks exhibit superior processibility particularly on a 2-roll mill and enhanced extrudability as compared with the corresponding stock prepared without the addition of such C -C a-olefin polymer or co polymer. The blends also possess significantly lower Mooney viscosity and thus require a lower power comsumption for mixing, for instance in a Banbury, and other similar operations.

RUBBERY POLYMER/COPOLYMER The rubbery polymer or copolymer employed in the practice of the invention is either a polymer of at least one C -C u-olefin (or mixtures thereof) or a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of at least one C -C a-olefin (or mixtures thereof) and 20-2 weight percent of at least one C -C non-conjugated diene (or mixtures thereof). The ratio of EPM r EPDM rubber to the polymer or copolymer is between about 90:10 and 50:50. A ratio of about 70:30 gives excellent results. Where the basic rubber is EPM and therefore requires a peroxide cure for vulcanization, a C -C a-olefin polymer may be employed rather than the copolymer since the unsaturation in the copolymer of the non-conjugated diene is introduced for the purpose of permitting a sulfur cure. It is evident, however, that the copolymer, while unnecessary, would function in the practice of the invention with EPM. Where the basic rubber is EPDM, a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of a C C a-olefin and -2 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene may be employed to permit the sulfur cure.

Typical examples of EPDM are terpolymers of ethylene, propylene, and a suitable diene such as 1,4-hexadiene, dicyclopentadiene, ethylidene norbornene, or methylene norbornene.

Typical examples of C C Ot-OlCfiIl are l-pentene, l-hexene, l-octene, and l-decene.

Typical examples of a C5-C10 non-conjugated diene and polyenes are 1,4-pentadiene, 1,4-hexadiene, 1,5-hexadiene (biallyl), 2-methyl-l,5-hexadiene, 4methyl-l,4-hexadiene, 5-methyl-l,4-hexadiene, 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-hexadiene, 1,7-octadiene, 1,9-decadiene, 1,19-eicosadiene, 5-vinyl norbornene, S-ethylidene norbornene, 5-(3-butenyl)-norbornene, and the like.

TACKIFIERS Known commercially available tackifiers which may be employed in the practice of this invention are: Piccolyte S-125 (T .M. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corporation); Pentalyn H (T.M. Hercules, Inc.); Polypale (T.M. Hercules, Inc.); SP-4068 (T.M. Schenectady Chemicals Co.); Bardol (T.M. Allied Chemical Co.); Staybelite Ester No. 10 (T.M. Hercules, Inc.); and Wing-tack 95 (T.M. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company).

Applicants have experimentally employed a number of such commercial tackifiers and find that all perform satisfactorily in the practice of the invention. The tackifier may be mixed with the rubber and reinforcing agent, if required, directly in the Banbury, or may be added to the rubber or the rubber stock containing reinforcing agent on the mill. The amount of tackifier employed in the practice of the invention is generally less than 5 phr. and may be determined to be as little as 1 phr. or less. Larger amounts may be used as is shown in the examples but these larger amounts do not significantly improve the tack since excellent tack is achieved with 5 phr. or less of tackifying agent. The improvement in tack resulting from the synergistic effect of using a tackifier and a-olefin polymer or copolymer is in marked contrast to the improvement in tack which results from the addition of the conventional tackifier alone. As shown in the accompanying drawing, the addition of a piperylene/Z-methyl- 2-butene tackifying agent alone to EPDM only slowly increases the Ketjen tack value through the addition of up to 6 or more phr. of such tackifying agent. In addition, it should be noted that the increase in tack value resulting from the use of the tackifying agent alone produces only a modest increase in tack value which, as previously noted, is frequently unsatisfactory for certain aplications. E en with 8 phr. Qt cs n, the EPDM compounded stock only exhibits tack which is equivalent to the tack value of a 30/70 hexene copolymer/EPDM blend free from such resin. The addition of l phr. of the resin to the blend stock significantly increases the tack to a value which is completely acceptable for fabricating of rubber goods.

The practice of this invention is illustrated by reference to the following examples which are intended to be representative rather than restrictive of the scope of this invention.

EXAMPLE 1 (A) Elastomers4everal copolymers of a-olefins with methyl hexadiene were synthesized according to known procedures and are shown in Table I(A). EPDM rubbers used for preparing blends are shown in Table I(B).

(B) Test sample preparation-The elastomers were mixed with 50 phr. ISAF carbon black in a Banbury. The black stocks, parts, were compounded with a butyl rubber curing recipe (Table II) on a 2-r0ll mill. The stocks were sheeted out to 0.06" thickness and were subsequently cut into 1" x 9" sheeted test strips. The smoother side of the strip was reserved for tack measurement on a Ketjen Tackmeter. Test plies were made by covering the other side of strip with masking tape.

(C) Tack test conditions:

Pressure-2 atmosphere Pressure time30 sec. Relaxation time-5 sec. Separation speed-9"/min. Effective width-Vs" The plies were separated by means of a polyester film which had a A; wide window.

(D) Results.Since it is difiicult to avoid slight differences in surface smoothness, ply thickness, and sample aging from one series to another, comparison of data 18 more relevant when examined within a given series. The data in Table III show the poor tack of EPDM to itself. It further discloses that the addition of various known tackifiers to EPDM has little, if any, effect on the tack strength. It also discloses that the addition of 30 phr. of a copolymer of hexene and methyl hexadiene to EPDM results in a noticeably improved tack strength. However, the addition of the same tackifiers to EPDM/ hexene copolymer blends, particularly at 30 phr. hexene copolymer, yields compositions of substantially higher tack strength.

In Table IV, blends of EPDM with the copolymers prepared from octene, decene, and a C -C a-olefin mixture demonstrate behavior similar to that observed in Table III with EPDM/hexene copolymer blends. There is further increase in tack values of the blends of EPDM with the octene and decene copolymers when 2 phr. of a piperylene/2-methyl-2-butene tackifying resin is'also incorporated. Although the blend of EPDM and the pentene copolymer does not result in improvement in the tack, the data disclose that the addition of the tackifier in conunlition with the pentene copolymer does improve the tac The data in Table V show that a significant improvement in the tack strength of another EPDM rubber, employing dicyclopentadiene as the diene monomer, is obtained by the addition of hexene/methyl hexadiene copolymer and a piperylene/2-methyl-2-butene tackifying resin. Blends of a 1,4-hexadiene-type EPDM, hexene copolymer prepared from trans-1,4-hexadiene, and a piperylene/2-methyl-2-butene tackifying resin also exhibit high tack strength similar to that obtained when hexene copolymer prepared from methyl hexadiene is used.

Results on stress-strain and tear strength properties of a 1,4-hexadiene type EPDM/hexene copolymer 70/30 blend are given in Table VI. Increasing the amount of piperylene/Z methyl-Z-butene tackifying resin decreases slightly the cross-link densi y of the vulcanizates [as gation at break.

TABLE V Teckstrength oi EPDM/Hexene Copolymer Blends EPDM A TABLE I lhexen: c 0 er,

Copolymers of a Olefms with Methyl Hexadrene Tackifier Phr' EPDM P 2 Inherent viscosity fin b None 0.15 0- 45 6 Tat) P1perylene/2-methyl-2-butene 2. 0 0.14 0. 55 l-pentene 90:10 3. 5 1-hexene-- 96:4 5.5 EPDM l-oetene. 97:3 4. 1 hexane l-decene 97:3 3.5 CrCm mixture u 97:3 4.7 EPDM B E D None 0.15 0. 25 P M Plperylene/2-methyl-2-butene 2.0 0. 0.70 Rubber S In 0 Ce Diem Ethylene/propylene/dicyclopentadiene terpolymer (Royalene Nordel1070 DuPont 1,4-hexadiene. 1 Royalene 301T Uniroyal Dieyclopentadiene Prepared mth 4 mole percent of 80:20 mixture 01'4- and 5-methyl- 1,4-hexad1ene and l-hexene. e 80:20 mixture of 4- and S-methyI-IA-he di v Ethylene/propylene/l,-hexadiene terpolymer (N ordel 1070," TM b Molar charge ratio of a-olefin to methyl hexadiene. E Pout)- :Mixture of l-hexene, l-octene, and 1-decene (1:1:1 by weight). gggi sg ggg 1 percent and l'hexene TABLE II COMPOUNDIN R CIPE B Wing-tack 95" (TM '1 lie Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company).

(Parts by wt.) Black stock 150 Zinc oxide 5 Sulfur 2 Captax a 0.5

,. Tuads b 1 Tackifiers As indicated 2-mercuptobenzothiazole. Tetramethylthlurum disulfide.

TABLE III Taekstrength (kg) of EPDM )/Hexene Copolymer Blends EPDM (=)/hexene copolymer Series Teckifler Phr, EPDMO) 90/10 80/20 70/30 No,

None 0. 14 0. 12 0. 10 0. 63 A Piperylene/Z-methyl-2-butene 0. 14 0. 19 0.28 0. 60 A Do 0. 12 0. 11 0. 25 0. 78 A None. 0. 20 0. 18 0. 19 0. 33 B Piperylene 0. 18 0. 0. 33 0. 60 B Do- 0. 25 0. 25 0. 0. 78 B Phenolic 0. l8 0. 25 0. 0. 45 B Do- 0. 15 0. 30 0. 30 0. 68 B None. 0. 36 0. 86 C Piperylene ethy 0. 25 1. 04 C Phenolic thermoplastic 0. 20 1.30 C Coal-tar oil 0. 20 0. 97 C Glycerol ester of hydr 0. 25 1. 06 C I Ethylene/propylene/l.4-hexadiene terpolymer (Nordel 1070. TM-Du Pout). b Prepared from l-hexene and an :20 mixture of 4- and S-methyl-IA-hexadienes (4 TAaLE IV Tackstrength (kg) of EPDM /a-Olefin Copolymer b Blends EPDM let-olefin copolymer, 70/30 Pentene Octene Deeene Cfl-Clfl Tackifier Phr. EPDM l copolymer copolymer copolymer copolymer None 0.20 0. 20 0. 50 0.27 0.75 Piperylene/2-methyl-2-butene L... 2.0 0.17 0.28 0.68 0. 48 0.78

Ethylene/propylene/l,4-hexadiene terpolymer (Nordel 1070," TM-Du Pout). b See Table I for copolymer composition. "Wing-tack (TM-The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company).

TABLE VI Physical Properties I of Vulcanizates b of EPDM *lHexane Copolymer d Blend Piperylene/2- Elonga- Crescent methyl-2- Tensile tion at 300 tear.

butane. strength. break, modulus lbs./in., Solubility Composition phr. p.s.i. percent p.s.i 212 F. 1 percent 2 r22: 2: .3: EPDM 5 4: 506 600 1, 339 81 2:4 13: 1 0 2, 766 410 1, 746 59 2. 3 6. 6 EPDM lhexane copolymer. 2 2, 889 477 1,533 68 2. 4 8. 2 70/30 blend 5 3, 106 530 1, 244 68 2. 5 9. 5

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company).

I Swelling ratio (Q) defined as grams of toluene per gram of vulcanizate gel.

7 EXAMPLE 2 TABLE VII Hexene Hexene copolymer copolymer EPDM EPDM 20/80 EPDM 30/70 Tack value 0. 15 0.9 1.

Prepared from l-hexene and an 80:20 mixture of 4- and 5-methyl-1,4- hexadiene (3 mole percent). D lhygnelpropylenell,4-hexadiene terpolymer (Nordel 1070", TM-

u on

Both blends show tack values which would be characterized as excellent for factory production purposes.

Suitable (reinforcing and/or non-reinforcing) fillers, fibers, pigments, plasticizers, age resistors, fatty acids, and other ingredients known in the art may be used in compounding to modify the processing characteristics, ultimate properties of the finished product, or control cost. Such compounding technology is described in references such as the Vanderbilt Rubber Handbook, R. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc., 1968; Technical Report on Nordel, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., 1964; Introduction to Rubber Technology, M. Morton, Editor, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1959; Impregnated Glass Fiber Rubber Reinforcement, A Marzochi, Rubber Division Meeting of the American Chemical Society, October 1970.

While certain representative embodiments and details have been shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in this art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of improving the tack of ethylene-propylene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent of ethylene and from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene or ethylene-propylene-diene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent ethylene, from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene, and a minor proportion of from about 1 to 15 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene, by admixing therewith (1) a tackifier in an amount from 0.5 to 5 phr. and (2) to 50 phr. of a rubbery polymer of at least one C -C u-monoolefin or a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of at least one C -C a-mono-olefin and 20-2 weight percent of at least one C -C non-conjugated diene.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the tackifier 1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methylene-2-butene.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the rubbery polymer (2) is poly l-hexene.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and x 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is poly l-hexene and such rubbery polymer is present in an amount of about 30 phr.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a C -C nonconjugated diene and such rubbery polymer is present in the amount of about 30 phr.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the diene in the ethylene-propylene-diene rubber is 1,4-hexadiene or dicyclopentadiene and the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene and such rubbery polymer is present in an amount of about 30 phr.

7. A composition comprising ethylene-propylene rubber containing from about 20 to weight percent of ethylene and from about to 25 weight percent propylene or ethylene-propylene-diene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent ethylene, from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene, and a minor proportion of from about 1 to 15 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene, and (l) a tackifier in an amount from 0.5 to 5 phr. and (2) 10-50 phr. of a rubbery polymer of at least one C -C a-mono-olefin or a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of at least one C -C u-monoolefin and 20-2 weight percent of at least one C -C non-conjugated diene.

8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene.

9. The composition of claim 7 wherein the rubbery polymer (2) is poly l-hexene.

10. The composition of claim 7 wherein the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is poly l-hexene and such rubbery polymer is present in an amount of about 30 phr.

11. The composition of claim 7 wherein the rubbery polymer (2) is a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene.

12. The composition of claim 7 wherein the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene and such rubbery polymer is present in the amount of about 30 phr.

13. The composition of claim 7 wherein the diene in ethylene-propylene-diene rubber is 1,4-hexadiene or dicyclopentadiene and the tackifier 1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubbery polymer (2) is a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene and such rubbery polymer is present in an amount of about 30 phr.

14. In compounding ethylene-propylene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent of ethylene and from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene or ethylenepropylene-diene rubber containing from about 20 to 75 weight percent ethylene, from about 80 to 25 weight percent propylene, and a minor proportion of from about 1 to 15 weight percent of a C -C non-conjugated diene, the improvement which comprises admixing therewith (1) a tackifier in an amount from 0.5 to 5 phr. and (2) 20-30 phr. of a rubbery polymer of at least one C -C a-mono-olefin or a copolymer of 80-98 weight percent of at least one C -C a-mono-olefin and 20-2 weight percent of at least one C C non-conjugated diene.

15. The compounding improvement of claim 14 wherein the rubber in ethylene-propylene-diene rubber and the tackifier (1) is a copolymer of 20-75 weight percent of piperylene and 80-25 weight percent of 2-methyl-2-butene and the rubber polymer (2) is a c polymer of 80-98 9 10 weight percent of l-hexene and 20-2 weight percent of a 3,456,038 7/1969 Newman et a1. 260878 C -C non-conjugated diene and such rubbery polymer 3,299,183 1/1967 Borghese 260897 is present in an amount of about 30 phr.

MURRAY TILLMAN, Primary Examiner References Cited 5 0.1. SECCURO, Assistant Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,514,417 5/1970 Bickel et a1. 26027 3,477,957 11/1969 Hall 252-59 260 27 R, 28.5 A, 41 R, 848, 897R 72 ,13 "'1 STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,772,810 Dated November 13, 1973 Inventor) Joginder Lal and Paul H. Sandstrom It is certified that: error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column 1, line .18," "cure) of a" should read cure) or a line 29, "ethylenepropylene" should read I ethylene-propylene line 37, "rubbers" should read rubber- Column 2, line 9, "successeive" should read successive line 3 1-, "aromttic" should read aromatic Column 3, line 33, -0 should read 0 -0 0 Column 5', line '7, in Table I, the heading "Inherent viscosity, Y .dbg." should read Inherent viscosity,

' d1. go --5 line 1'7, footnote (a) to Table I, "80:20 mixture of and 5-methyl-1, k-hexadienes" should read |0 mixture of and 5-methyl-l, hexadienes --5 in Table" III, in footnote (b), "80:20 mixture of" should read 601%0 mixture of in Table IV, under the heading "Decene copolymer" the figure "0.27" should read 0.28 Column 6, in Table V, in footnote (b), "80:20 mixture of 4 should read 60: +0 mixture I of in Table VI, the heading should read Physical Properties of Vglcanizates of EPDM Hexene Copolymer- Blend in Table VI, under the heading omposition" "EPDM /hexane copolymer should read EPDM /hexene copolymer in Table VI, the separation of the figures for the I two compositions listed should be as follows:

EPDM 2 EPDM o L. hexene 2 .J

l copolym'er 5 /30 blend Patent No. 3,7723%10 Dated November 13, 1973 Inventors Jogindejr' Lal and Paul H. Sandstrom Column 6, in Table VI, in footnote (d) 80:2O mixture of should read 60: +O mixture of Column 7, in Table VII, the heading "Hexene copolymer EPDM 20/80" 4 should read Hexene copolymer /EPDM 20/80 in Table VII, in footnote (a) 80:2O mixture of should read 60=)+O mixture of I in Claim 2, line 6 "Z-methyIene-Z-butene" should read Z-methyl-Z-butene W Column 8, in Claimv 15, line 72, rubber in" should read rubber is line 75, "rubber" should read rubbery Signed and sealed this 2nd day of July 1974,

(SEAL) Attest EDWARD M. FLETCHER, JR. C. MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer 1 Commissioner of Patents 

